By Allison Bond, STAT, Apr 21, 2021. Summary: COVID long haulers are struggling hard to receive the medical care for their symptoms and being dismissed. Last summer, in the six weeks after she began feeling… Read More
By Robert Preidt, Healthday News, Dec. 18, 2020. Researchers analyzed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs data on more than 3,600 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 between Feb. 1 and June 17 of this year, and more… Read More
“It is the American health care system, so there are bound to be loopholes.” By Sarah Kliff, The New York Times, Dec. 17, 2020. When Americans receive a coronavirus vaccine, federal rules say they shouldn’t have… Read More
More Americans are getting tested for coronavirus than ever before — and that could mean more surprise medical bills. Congress wrote rules in March that aimed to make coronavirus testing free for all Americans. Patients,...
A surprise charge that can take advantage of vulnerable people and possibly violate consumer protection laws. By Sarah Kliff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times, Nov. 8, 2020. When Michael Hambley got the call from his… Read More
By Anna Edney, Bloomberg, Oct 20, 2020. U.S. drug-safety inspectors have found continuing quality-control problems at a New Jersey plant Eli Lilly & Co. is using to help produce its Covid-19 antibody therapy, posing a… Read More
By Blake Farmer, NPR, Oct 22, 2020. When Darius Settles died from COVID-19 on the Fourth of July, his family and the city of Nashville, Tenn., were shocked. Even the mayor noted the passing of… Read More
By Marshall Allen, ProPublica, Aug 01, 2020. As she waited for the results of her rapid COVID-19 test, Rachel de Cordova sat in her car and read through a stack of documents given to her… Read More
By David Tuller, STAT News, Aug 26, 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic rolls on, an unknown number of seemingly recovered patients are experiencing what is being called post-Covid syndrome — weeks or months of profound… Read More
Article Summary: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new suppliers have jumped into the market for surgical masks and some have touted FDA certificates that don’t have any regulatory meaning. By Sydney Lupkin, NPR, Jul… Read More